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Bench2Bench Memorial Run in Constantia

Gather your family and friends and bring them along for some active fun in the fresh air.

Each year since his passing, Denis Nixon is honoured with the Bench2Bench Memorial Run. This month, on Saturday, 27 May 2017 the 10th Bench2Bench Memorial Run will be happening on the Constantia Greenbelt in the form of a 5-km walk and an 8-km fun run.

Denis Nixon, a running and cycling enthusiast loved by many in Cape Town was senselessly killed at his home in 2007. The Bench2Bench Memorial Run, also called The Run For Denis, was first organised by Denis’s son and daughter, Ian and Carrie, in 2008 to commemorate their father and his passion for running. A bench in memory of Denis stands in the Greenbelt, where he loved to run.

The day is a time for the friends and family of Denis to touch base with one another, and also stands as a platform for people from all walks of life with similar interests to come together and enjoy the fresh air. One of Bench2Bench’s aims is to encourage people to exercise and believe they can do it, and it celebrates not only the life of Denis, but the way running connects people and fosters diversity.

Both the 5-km walk/jog and the 8-km fun run will take you along the Constantia Greenbelt in front of the Nixon family home in lush and leafy Constantia. Around 200 to 300 people can be seen at the event each year, with regular as well as new faces showing up. Don’t worry if you’re not an athlete - children, dogs, grandparents, pregnant people, and more can be seen every year running, jogging and ambling along. So bring your mum, bring your hound (provided it is well-behaved!), bring your tots and your best mates and have some fun!

Coffee and snacks are sold on the day and after the fun run and walk/jog there is a prize-giving, which is always an anticipated part of the day each year. There are plenty of fun awards with goodies for all kinds of categories and a lucky draw with more prizes still, meaning there are a lot of winners! Stay on and you might even win some bubbly! A breakfast is held after the fun run and walk, although due to logistics there is only room for pre-entries. Collection for registration numbers is at 7am prior to the 8am start time.

TICKETS TO THE 2017 BENCH2BENCH MEMORIAL RUN IN CONSTANTIA

Tickets to the 2017 Bench2Bench are available online via bench2bench.co.za/2017-bench2bench/ and will cost R50 p/p. The same cost includes breakfast for those who pre-enter online. Be sure to arrive at 7am on the day to collect your registration numbers as you need these for your event.

For more information, email ian@bench2bench.co.za or phone +27 (0)82 8222 675.

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Interested in other runs and walks around Cape Town? Check out running events and places to hike and walk in Cape Town in 2017.

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